Today’s big match is between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. They’re facing off at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. You might be surprised to know that Royal Challengers Bangalore hasn’t beaten Chennai Super Kings at this stadium in 17 years.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore team has a tough time at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. They haven’t won a game here since 2008. The last time they won was during the first season of the Indian Premier League. Since then, Chennai Super Kings has had the upper hand.
Looking at the head-to-head record, Chennai Super Kings has a strong lead. They’ve won 21 matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore, while the Bangalore team has only won 11. In their last five matches, Chennai Super Kings is ahead 3-2.
The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is helpful for spin bowlers. Big scores are rare here. It’s easy to score runs with a new ball, but once it gets old, the runs slow down. This is where spin bowlers come in. Chennai Super Kings has three spin bowlers, and Royal Challengers Bangalore has four options.
Here are the teams:
Chennai Super Kings
- Rachin Ravindra
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain)
- Rahul Tripathi
- Deepak Hooda
- Shivam Dube
- Sam Curran
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni (Wicketkeeper)
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Noor Ahmad
- Nathan Ellis
- Khalil Ahmad
- Vijay Shankar
- Jamie Overton
- Shreyas Gopal
- Devon Conway
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti
- Mukesh Choudhary
- Anshul Kambuj
- Mathisha Pathirana
- Gurjapanreet Singh
- Sheikh Rashid
- Ramkrishna Ghosh
- Andre Siddarth
- Vansh Bedi
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Fil Salt
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Rajat Patidar (Captain)
- Liam Livingstone
- Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper)
- Tim David
- Krunal Pandya
- Rasikh Dar Salam
- Suyash Sharma
- Josh Hazlewood
- Yash Dayal
- Abinandan Singh
- Manoj Bhandage
- Romario Shepherd
- Swapnil Singh
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Lungi Ngidi
- Nuwan Tushara
- Jacob Bethell
- Mohit Rathod
- Swastik Chikara